Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders meeting with NFL teams, won't play in East-West Shrine Bowl

Colorado football quarterback Shedeur Sanders will not participate in practices or for the East-West Shrine Bowl game but will meet with NFL scouts in Denton, Texas.

The Buffaloes signal-caller will only participate in meetings and has already met with the Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, and New York Giants, according to ESPN. Those three teams hold the top three picks in the 2025 NFL draft scheduled for April 24 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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The meeting with Sanders and the Titans lasted about 45 minutes, including a surprise FaceTime call from Sanders' father, Deion Sanders, a Colorado coach.

"He's really poised and had (a) mature way about him," Titans coach Brian Callahan said to ESPN about the meeting. "You can tell he's been in the spotlight and knows how to handle it."

Sanders passed for 4,134 yards, 37 touchdowns and 10 interceptions in 2024 for the Buffaloes. He is widely expected to be one of the first quarterbacks selected and in play to be a top-5 or top-10 pick in the draft.

Saturday was the first day of practices for the 100th annual East-West Shrine Bowl, which will be played at 8 p.m. ET Thursday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Sanders is expected to talk to the media on Saturday afternoon.

The East-West Shrine Bowl pits the top seniors head-to-head for a week of practices before a game with 100 prospective NFL players having a chance to showcase their talents.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Shedeur Sanders meets with NFL teams, won't play in Shrine Bowl